New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-16
THE WORLD OF LONDON,
CHRONICLED AND CRITICISED BY m
EDMUND YATES

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| GREENWICH sPEECH-THE CABINET TO
BE REORGANrZED-PRRsOxAL
[BY CABLE TO THE TRIBuNKl
| Copyigh; 1887: TIE Eee- Fork Tribune
| LONDON Aug 15-The Queen leaves Osborne for Raj
moral at O'Clock Wednesday the 24th crossing to Co.
port in the Alberta and proceeding direct TO Baaterbs
Basingtoke. bennington, Stafford Carlisle and PERU
A special train will be provided by the London snl
Northwestern Company.
| WANDERING STATESMEN.
The Duke Of Cambridge will find himself In the MIDI
OF political congress Kissngen. Prince Bismaruk
has already arrived and Count Kalnoky Count schouyS
| lof, Count Herbert Bismarck and Prince Hohenloha
Governor-Genera Of AlsaceLorraine, all expected
| there to confer with the German Chancellor.
Lord and Lady Salisbury will pass the most OF sep
TENDER at their villa at Puys near Deppe but 1t prob
able that the Prime Minister will visit Royat les Banes
before settling down there
| poor SPEAKING AT A GOOD DINNER
| The Ministerial Dinner at the Mansion House was @
successful gathering that the poorness Of the speeches
| can very we'll be pardoned The heat was terrible
is pity that the commendable concseness Of the ford
Mayor not more extensively copied. lord
salisburys funeral Grafton Of the Jubilee envensd
| only by single epgram about the maximum OF gar
rulity minimum Of legislation. Lord George Ham.
repeated what he has said twenty times before sr
Archibald Alison was wofuly dull. Mr.. Goschen Affects
more and more information which threatens to make
him absolutely inaudible Nevertheless Sir Reginald
Hanson's farewell banquet to Her Majesty's Ministers
is 10 be remembered. For Lord Lathom, apparently not
a whit the for all his hard work. brought Lady
Lathom in maroon and gold brocade Mr. Fitzroy Stew
escorted Miss Helen Henniker IN crimson and blach
to her first dinner in Egyptian Hall: Lord Carmarthea
above everybody in his laced hussar Jacket and
Lady Carmarthen walking by his side looked very well In
| pink satin and tulle; Britannia" In Byzantine
crown of green silk and diamonds entertained Lord
elaborate the duties
ing to the Office OF JudgeAdvocate Genera Mr. solicL
tor sat next to Lady Clarke In Vatican dress with
wonderful shoulder knots Sir Albert adorned his breast
| with his brand c. b.; Lord Mar arrived In kilt
| Sir John Gorst entertained Sir John Staples: Lord
Vantage wore all his medals and Lady Vantage all her
diamonds: Mr.. Cochrans Baillie arrived with bic
sabretache full of political papers; and Mr. de Tattoa
Egerton favored the socitorGenera for Scotland with
full and particular account OF the fire at Wlteleys
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE
| The marriage OF Mr. Frederick Cavendish Bennck
to Miss Ruth St Maur in Henry the Seventies Chapd
was in every respect the most picturesque social fnc
ton Of last week. Mrs. Arthur James in heliotrops
proved a very efficient director Of ceremonies Nothing
could possibly have been striking than the long
procession OF smiling relatives in which Mrs Caven
dish Bentinck dressed In black paneed with red formed
the imposing feature The weather was very fine
but the service very long. The bride pronounced
| the responses much more vigorously than tho brie
groom. Tne cOmelY Drl1esUaus wore DrOocnes
their names and 1897" in diamonds. given them by
the bridegroom Diplomacy Parliament Society and
Literature were adequately represented In the staS
Lady HougltOn in creamy white Lady Sykes In green.
Lady Onslow in white muslin and lace over pink and
Lady Gwendolin Ramsden In deep mauve. looked er
tremely well: Lord Cross slgnifed his approval by
mods and Mr.. Christopher Sykes Mr. Kenneth
Howard and Mr. Hamilton Aide viewed the ceremony
with profound platonic interest. Nothing could have
been better done than the breakfast at Sir John Rams
denis which only the prelude to family dance and
dinner in GraftOn-s The bridegooms health then
solemnly drunk the strains OF See, the Conquerns
Hero Comes" His mothers phenomenal agility In the
round dances the subject OF universal admiration
Lord and Lady Onslow. Lord and Lady Houghton. Mrs
owen Williams. Sir John and LADY Leslie were thera
Mrs. Arthur James in white and silver: Mrs
Hufa-Williams wonderful epaulettes OF yellow
velvet: Lady Sykes was in white embroidered with
flowers; Mr.. George Cavendish Bentinck never
tired OF perpetual exhibition OF his household gods
splendid George lid ssver testified sbundantly TO the
high esteem In which Mr. Frederick Cavendish Bentnck
ia held by his colleagues at the Education Commission.
The yellow travelling dress In which the bride went
away TO hospitable Clandon exceedingly becoming
CABINET APPROXIMATIONS.
The speech which L.rd Harrington delivered az
Greenwich entirely confirms the announcements which
have appeared in these columns the subject OF
sweeping reconstruction OF the Ministry early IN
November. Lord Harrington was purposely obscure AZ
he thoroughly appreciates the severity OF Ministerial
etiquette OF which the Queen has always been 20
enacous but any gifted with ordinary persp cacity
can read between the lines his remarks. My inmaons
on this important subject have only been contra
dicted by a few London correspondents OF Provincial
papers who ingeniousy regard the cackng
and denas OF the Lobby authentic indications OF Min
iserial policy and by some obscure Conservative Jour
nails which inspired by the taprs and tadpoles OF
the party. who, OF thinking only OF their own
petty interests, have been plunged into consternaton
and despair at the prospect OF any change will vent
ure to assert that Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Goschen arc
the only members OF the present Cabinet who behind
the The Cabinet consists OF Melbourne and
Palmerston. All the rest is vapor," said Mr. Dsraeh
in 1s4O People who silly 10 attach Importance
to the Oratorical caperings Of Lord Cross may well
remember the remark and apply the moral to the present
state OF affairs
/ have reason to believe the Queen has never enter
tanned high opinion OF the stability OF the Government
present constituted Early In the year Her Majesty
remarked They get through this session well
enough" The Cabinet is overlsden with what W
Robert Peel described " The Monmouth Street OF
former Administrations" There also some weIin
tentioned mediocrities who quite unequal to Their
places, and some square pegs In round holes A rev
Gather headed party hacks and jobbers may be OF the
opinion that Lord Salisbury could stagger on with ~
IL but the peculiarties OF the situation have NOT
escaped the shrewd eyes Of experienced Sovereign
Sir George Lewis Justly observed that the Tories Of
1915 had an immense balance OF popularity arising
from the successful issue OF great but that they
managed to spend 1t most completely before 1880. IL
the thing smaller scale, for the present
Government has stupidity contrved to middle away al
the prestige by which II undoubtedly surrounds"
during the autumn OF last year.
PERSONAL NOTES
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie stephen and family and Mr. Geor:s
Meredith and his daughter among the visitors V
beautiful and peaceful little ST. Ives this seasop
Mr.. Whistler made one Of the number on board 'a'
Victoria during the recent trip Whilst the Queenws
reviewing he washing in the fleet in water colo"
and covering copper plates with memoranda In1
will occupy niche In the next private view NE
Whistler has also been ourneying eastward drawins
his inspiration from Is his custom parce anu
notebook In hand. he discovered the other morn
tho nurieus Of the Minories, sketching petar